2019 CELESTIAL CALENDAR JAN 21 JAN 20/21 JAN 22 FEB 18 FEB 19 MAR 21 TOTAL CONJUNCTION OF CONJUNCTION OF SUPERMOON LUNAR ECLIPSE AND VENUS AND SATURN SUPERMOON SUPERMOON The Moon will be at its VENUS JUPITER The Moon will be at its The Moon will be at its The moon will pass The two bright planets will The ringed planet has a closest approach to Earth closest approach to Earth closest approach to Earth completely through the appear within 2.4 degrees of close encounter with Venus, and will look slightly larger and will look slightly larger and will look slightly larger Earth's shadow, or umbra, each other in the eastern sky within 1.1 degrees. Look to and brighter than normal. and brighter than normal. and brighter than normal. and turn a rusty red color just before sunrise. the southeast before during totality. sunrise. LATE MAR MAY 18 JUNE 10 JULY 2 JULY 9 JULY 16 MARS PASSES SEASONAL JUPITER AT TOTAL SATURN AT PARTIAL NEAR PLEIADES BLUE MOON OPPOSITION SOLAR ECLIPSE OPPOSITION LUNAR ECLIPSE Mars and the Pleiades Star The Moon is not really It’s the best night of the year Day turns to night for It’s the best night of the A portion of the Moon will Cluster will appear close to blue. This phrase refers to view Jupiter, which will be observers in parts of the year to view Saturn, which darken during this partial one another in the night sky. to two Full Moons that at its very brightest and visible southern Pacific Ocean, will be at its very brightest eclipse. Viewable in Europe, occur in the same all night. central Chile, and central and visible all night. Africa, central Asia, and the season. Argentina. Indian Ocean. AUG 12/13 SEPT 14 NOV 11 NOV 24 DEC 13/14 DEC 26 MERCURY CONJUNCTION OF GEMINIDS ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE PERSEID HARVEST MOON TRANSIT OF THE SUN VENUS AND JUPITER METEOR SHOWER METEOR SHOWER The full Moon closest to Mercury’s small, dark disk Even closer than their first The biggest shower of the Viewable in parts of the Middle Up to 60 meteors per hour the autumnal equinox is will appear to move across conjunction in January, year can produce up to 120 East and Asia. Partial eclipse in will appear to radiate from called the Harvest Moon. the solar disk. Approved Venus and Jupiter appear meteors per hour. This Asia and northern Australia. the constellation Perseus. Take a look at the solar glasses or telescope within 1.4 degrees of one year, observers will see Approved solar glasses or yellowish-orange Moon low filters are required during another in the western sky fewer meteors due to a telescope filters required during in the sky after sunset. the entire transit. after sunset. bright Moon. the entire eclipse. DEEP SKY CHECKLIST SPRING SUMMER AUTUMN WINTER JUPITER SATURN Beehive Cluster (M44) Milky Way Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Orion Nebula (M42) Evening Sky: June - November Evening Sky: July - December Leo Triplet Galaxies Hercules Cluster (M13) Double Cluster Pleiades Cluster (M45) Morning Sky: January - June Morning Sky: February - July (M65, M66, & NGC 3628) Ring Nebula (M57) (NGC869, NGC884) Beehive Cluster (M44) Opposition: June 10 Opposition: July 9 Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Lagoon Nebula (M8) Globular Cluster (M15) Auriga Open Clusters Bode Galaxy (M81) Trifid Nebula (M20) (M36, M37, M38) Cigar Galaxy (M82) Sagittarius Cluster (M22) Lepus Globular Double Star, Mizor & Alcor Eagle Nebula (M16) Cluster (M79) MARS VENUS Sombero Galaxy (M104) Omega Nebula (M17) Hyades Cluster Evening Sky: January - June Evening Sky: January - June Globular Cluster (M3) Dumbbell Nebula (M27) Morning Sky: October - December Morning Sky: October - December Albireo Double Star Greatest Eastern Elongation: January 6 Wild Duck Cluster (M11) WINTER SOLSTICE Northern Hemisphere: December 21 SUMMER SOLSTICE Northern Hemisphere: June 21 LONGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR Southern Hemisphere: June 21 SHORTEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR Southern Hemisphere: December 21.